Illinois HB5820 designates April 27 as Ulysses S. Grant Day to honor the 18th President.
Illinois HB5820 amends the State Commemorative Dates Act to establish April 27 as Ulysses S. Grant Day. This day is set apart to honor Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, who settled in Galena in 1860. Grant led the Union to victory in the Civil War as Commanding General and later championed national unity and civil rights for the newly freed. The Act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
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